TY  - JOUR
A1  - Amir, N.
A1  - Ahmad, F.
A1  - Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
N1  - cited By 11; Conference of 2012 International Conference on Advanced Materials Engineering and Technology, ICAMET 2012 ; Conference Date: 28 November 2012 Through 30 November 2012; Conference Code:95061
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872525376&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMR.626.504&partnerID=40&md5=303b330ef4c35139d7c816d073c96361
Y1  - 2013///
VL  - 626
JF  - Advanced Materials Research
EP  - 508
CY  - Penang
ID  - scholars3757
KW  - Base material; Char strength; Fibre reinforced; Fibre reinforcements; Glass wool fibres; Height reduction; Intumescent; Intumescent coating; Mechanical performance; Resistance tests; Resistance to deformation; Rockwool
KW  -  Coatings; Electric furnaces; Fibers; Flammability testing; Mechanical properties; Reinforcement; Strength of materials; Wool fibers
KW  -  Tensile strength
TI  - Char strength of wool fibre reinforced epoxy-based intumescent coatings (FRIC)
SN  - 10226680
N2  - Fire protective intumescent coating cannot insulate a base material effectively if its char lacks mechanical strength. This research therefore, studied the effects of fibre reinforcement to epoxy-based intumescent coating's char strength. The fibres used include glass wool fibre, Rockwool fibre and ceramic wool fibre of 10mm length. The three formulations' mechanical performances were compared to both, a famous commercial intumescent coating and a control formulation without fibre. These coatings were fire tested up to 800°C in an electric furnace for an hour. Their chars' mechanical properties were evaluated for char resistance test using predetermined weight loads. In the test, masses from 100g to 3600g were loaded continuously on top of the chars where the fibre reinforced intumescent coating (FRIC) has shown better strength and resistance to deformation. As a result, they produced lower percentage of height reduction i.e. 34 - 83 different when compared to unreinforced coating. Control char also ruptured at as low as 4N load. It was deduced that fire insulative wool fibres are effective reinforcement for improved char strength of the FRIC. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
AV  - none
SP  - 504
ER  -